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Article: New Jersey Legislature Approves Islamic Law.(Brief Article)
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- September 1, 2000
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New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman has signed legislation to enforce Islamic food preparation standards.
Whitman approved the law July 13 after the measure was passed unanimously by the New Jersey legislature. "Al Quran [the Koran] instructs Muslims to eat `that which Allah hath bestowed ... as lawful and good,'" Whitman said.
Observant Muslims only eat meat killed under Islamic slaughter guidelines. The New Jersey legislature considered the bill after Riza Dagli, a Muslim attorney in Morristown, N.J., brought public attention to instances of restaurants falsely claiming to sell halal food. The American Muslim Council estimates that 400,000 Muslims ...